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  1. Zoe Wanamaker

    Actress Zoe Wanamaker chooses the opening Chorus from Henry V

  2. Wendy Cope

    Poet Wendy Cope chooses Sonnet 29 as the piece of Shakespeare that inspired her most.

  3. Stephen Hough

    Stephen Hough chooses ‘Once More Unto the Breach’ from Henry V (Act 3 Scene 1)

  4. Stephen Fry

    Stephen Fry chooses Mistress Quickly's speech from Henry V (Act 2 Scene 3)

  5. Shami Chakrabarti

    Shami Chakrabarti chooses Isabella's speech from Measure for Measure (Act 2 Scene 2).

  6. Rowan Williams

    Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams chooses a speech from Macbeth (Act 3 Scene 2)

  7. Radio Drama at 90 Julius Caesar

    The first radio drama, a scene from Julius Caesar, was broadcast 90 years ago.

  8. Paul Whitehouse

    Comedian Paul Whitehouse chooses a speech from King Lear (Act 1 Sc 5)

  9. Nicholas Hytner

    Nicholas Hytner chooses a scene from Henry IV Part 2 (Act 3 Scene 2)

  10. Neil MacGregor

    British Museum Director Neil MacGregor chooses the opening Chorus from Henry V

  11. Michael Portillo

    Michael Portillo chooses a speech from Troilus and Cressida (Act 3 Scene 3)

  12. Melvyn Bragg

    Broadcaster Melvyn Bragg chooses a speech from King Lear (Act 3 Scene 2)

  13. Martha Kearney

    Martha Kearney chooses an Oberon speech from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 2 Scene 1)

  14. Margaret Drabble

    Margaret Drabble chooses Titania’s speech from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 2 Scene 1)

  15. Kwame Kwei Armah

    Playwright Kwame Kwei Armah chooses a speech from Othello (Act 1 Sc 3)

  16. Jools Holland

    Musician Jools Holland chooses a passage from Henry IV Part 2 (Act 5 Sc 5)

  17. Jonathan Dimbleby

    Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby chooses a speech from Cymbeline

  18. Jim Al-Khalili

    Scientist Jim Al-Khalili chooses Edmund's speech from King Lear (Act 1 Scene 2)

  19. Jeremy Hunt

    Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt chooses Sonnet 29 as his piece of Shakespeare

  20. Jane Glover

    Conductor Jane Glover chooses a passage from As You Like It (Act 5 Sc 2)

  21. Hilary Mantel

    Novelist Hilary Mantel choses Mark Anthony’s speech from Julius Caesar (Act 3 Scene 1)

  22. Gyles Brandreth

    Broadcaster Gyles Brandreth chooses a speech from King Lear (Act 5 Scene 3).

  23. Gareth Malone

    Gareth Malone chooses 'Once More unto the Breach.. ' from Henry V (Act 3 Scene 1)

  24. David Hare

    Playwright David Hare chooses a speech from Macbeth (Act 3 Scene 1)

  25. Chris Patten

    Chris Patten chooses a speech from Coriolanus (Act 5 Scene 4)

  26. Charles Hazelwood

    Conductor Charles Hazelwood chooses a scene from Richard the Third (Act 1 Sc 4)

  27. Bettany Hughes

    Historian Bettany Hughes chooses a moment from Twelfth Night (Act 4 Sc 2)

  28. Benjamin Zephaniah

    Poet Benjamin Zephaniah chooses the final speech from A Midsummer Night's Dream

  29. Andrew Marr

    Broadcaster Andrew Marr chooses a speech from King Lear (Act 5 Scene 3).

  30. Alexandra Harris

    Alexandra Harris chooses a speech from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Act 5 Scene 1)